Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong

Dave Armstrong and his signature "Wow!" have been a favorite for over a generation of Midwest college basketball fans. In 1988, Dave began working for the Big 8 Conference, and continues with the Big 12 today, calling the action each week on ESPN’s Plus Network. In total, Dave has had a “center-court” seat for literally hundreds of games for more that twenty years. In addition to his current work in college basketball, Dave is the play-by-play announcer for ESPNU’s College Football Primetime. He has had the opportunity to call games in the Big 12, the Big East, the Big 10, and the Atlantic Coast Conference. Dave is also familiar to baseball fans as the television voice of both the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies for almost a decade. In addition, Dave works for The Baseball Network and Baseball Saturday Night on FX and served as the play-by-play voice with the Seattle Seahawks. Dave has just written his first book, “Driving From Here to WOW!” and currently resides in Overland Park, Kansas.

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